How common is the last name Knight?

132,682 people in the United States have the last name Knight, about 1 in 2,253. It ranks #212 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

KNIGHT

#212

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
132,682
About
1 in 2,253
This common or more
23.1%
Who bears it

Of the 132,682 people with the last name Knight, 69.4% reported their origin as White, 21% as Black and 4.4% as two or more races. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Knight

#210 Hansen · 135,050#211 Alvarado · 133,053#213 Pierce · 132,277#214 Arnold · 132,160

Spelled almost the same

One last name in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Knight, most common first.

#12,976 Knights · 2,263

Also a first name

As a first name, Knight ranks #16,607 of 53,615, with 676 people. As a baby name it peaked in 2022, with 74 births. See Knight as a first name

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